East Village killer pleads guilty to fatal 2024 stabbing spree that left one dead, two injured

Manhattan, NY – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced that Alejandro Piedra, 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to murder, attempted murder, and assault charges in connection with a violent 2024 stabbing rampage in the East Village that left one man dead and two others injured. Piedra is expected to be sentenced on April 20 to 18 years to life in state prison.

According to the investigation and court records, Piedra fatally stabbed 38-year-old Clemson Cockfield and seriously wounded Cockfield’s wife and a 31-year-old man during two separate altercations on June 23, 2024, in the area of E...